Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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